Posts Tagged ‘Men’s Health’
NFTR No. 3
It’s turned cool here in Oklahoma (70s, which is pretty unusual for this early in September), and, for some reason, cool weather makes me crave ice cream. Weird, I know.
So, I decided to get a little bit. The operative phrase being, in accordance with the changes I’m trying to make, a little bit. I figured I could fit a small serving of something into my food plan.
I found out, it makes a big difference which small amount of something you get. A small chocolate shake at Sonic (sorry for the indirect link, but Sonic’s website is down right now. These numbers seem to jibe with what I saw earlier) runs 540 calories and 15 grams of fat. That’s about a quarter of the total calories I need in a day. Yikes! I was certain that I could do better, and I could. A small Frosty at Wendy’s, though, is just 320 calories and 8 grams of fat. A junior Frosty runs just half of that. Even better, a small cone at Mickey Ds is just 150 calories and 3.5 grams of fat. Shopping around for calories isn’t much different that shopping around for a better deal.
BTW, a good resource I found for shopping around, calorie-wise, is Eat This, Not That! from Men’s Health. It offers a side-by-side comparison of similar items at different restaurants and fast-food joints. It can be pretty shocking how a small change in prep methods can make a big change in calorie count, without a similar flavor benefit.
No, I’m not getting jack squat from Men’s Health. Not that I wouldn’t mind. 
Boomer Sooner, and Keep The Faith!
-s2bs Sooner
